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Q: The most common educational placement for students with physical disabilities is: A. Separate setting B. Regular class C. Resource room D. Home school

Q: Which of the following goals ensures that people with disabilities have the same chances and opportunities in life as people without disabilities? A. Equality of opportunity B. Full participation C. Independent living D. Economic self-sufficiency

Q: Shana spends time alone during unstructured classroom activities and does not seek out or join in peer interactions. You have demonstrated interactions for Shana and discussed the value of her contributions with her. How can you have Shana's peers help her with her communication skills? A. Have all students take turns talking with Shana. B. Provide a peer buddy who can model and encourage interactions with other children. C. Have Shana go to speech therapy with another student. D. Assign Shana specific questions to ask during group activities.

Q: According to your text, a large percentage of students in the foster care system exhibit ____ behavior problems. A) non-specific B) minor C) internalizing D) externalizing

Q: Principle components of collaborative teaming include each of the following EXCEPT: A. Building team structure B. Learning teamwork skills C. Taking individual action D. Improving communication

Q: What are the two kinds of disproportionate representation? Briefly explain each one.

Q: What percent of youth with emotional or behavioral disorders drop out of high school? A. Greater than 75% B. About 25% C. Only 12% D. Greater than 50%

Q: The low literacy rates of students with visual disabilities are compounded for many students by A) co-existence of learning disabilities or developmental disorders. B) lack of instruction in any reading method. C) the passage of IDEA, which forbids braille instruction. D) the inability of parents who are not braille-literate to check homework.

Q: Which of the following refers to one's understanding of oneself as a unique individual? A. Self-esteem B. Self-understanding C. Self-knowledge D. Self-awareness

Q: Antonia and her family are involved in a service delivery model in which their needs are met through the collaboration of many agencies and systems. Through this model, they were able to get counseling services for Antonia and parent training for her mother and father. Social service agencies also provided additional support to the family. This is an example of A) foster care. B) curricular adjustments. C) wraparound services. D) transition planning.

Q: Each of the following is an appropriate assessment accommodation for students with language disorders except: A. Provide the students with additional time to take the test B. Change multiple choice items to essay items C. Provide visual supports D. Allow the students to use a word processor

Q: Physical education in which activities have been altered to enable students with disabilities to participate and benefit is: A. Modified PE B. Adapted PE C. Altered PE D. Accessible PE

Q: Why should cultural differences be taken into consideration when considering the child's behavior?

Q: Ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self- sufficiency are all education outcomes for students with disabilities considered to be a a(n): A. Admirable goal of our nation's policy B. Essential element of our nation's policy C. Important component of our nation's policy D. Long-term goal of our nation's policy

Q: Students who are blind may need entirely different curriculum topics from their peers such as A) language arts. B) trigonometry at an earlier age to assist with orientation skills. C) independent life skills. D) penmanship.

Q: Considering the quality and nature of students' replies and work to determine if they are mastering content is: A. Adequate processing time B. Frequent student responses C. Appropriate instructional pacing D. Monitoring responses

Q: What percent of students with speech or language disorders spend 80-100% of their time in general education settings? A. Over 85% B. Less than 25% C. About 50% D. Only 32%

Q: A term that refers to data used to create e-texts is: A. Digital source file B. Media player C. Audio converter D. Augmentative device

Q: ____ refers to a set of behaviors that include making decisions, choosing preferences, and practicing self-advocacy. A) Self-determination B) Curricular adjustments C) Reinforcement systems D) Behavior-specific praise

Q: A student's involvement in curricular and extracurricular activities and feelings of belonging within the school is: A. Awareness B. Engagement C. Involvement D. Motivation

Q: Augmented input that focuses on communication boards or books is called: A. Facilitative language strategies B. Aided language stimulation C. Total communication D. Augmented communication

Q: A student in your class displays code switching. What is this and what does it mean about her language skills?

Q: Which law extends civil rights and anti-discriminatory protection for individuals with disabilities into transportation, employment, and state and local government activities? A. IDEA B. Section 504 C. ADA D. ESEA

Q: Juan is a child with a visual disability. For his orientation and mobility training, research findings would indicate that he should A) start with a personal assistant or guide and then switch to a long cane around age 10 or 11. B) learn to use an adult size cane so he will eventually be prepared for his needs later in life. C) start using a guide dog first, and then switch to a Hoover cane as a teenager. D) begin learning how to use a "kiddy cane" between the ages of two and six.

Q: Allowing students varying times to respond, taking into account their processing capacity and giving some students more "think" time than others, is which of the following? A. Adequate processing time B. Frequent student responses C. Appropriate instructional pacing D. Monitoring responses

Q: Which component of school functional assessment evaluates students' ability to complete functional activities requiring cognitive and physical skills? A. Participation B. Task supports C. Activity performance D. Academic achievement

Q: A program that teaches self-regulation and problem solving using 30 electronic strategies that can be accessed in the classroom or home is: A. Check and Connect B. Wraparound C. Multimodal learning D. KidTools

Q: When speech partners activate a student's communication device in naturally occurring communication interactions at home, school, and in the community and encourage the student to use the device, they are using: A. Community based instruction B. Universal design for learning C. System for augmenting language D. Facilitative language strategies

Q: Which of the following is NOT a typical post-school outcome for students with emotional or behavioral disorders? A) unemployment and underemployment B) score higher on minimal competency tests but continue to fail courses C) contact with the justice system D) difficulties in interpersonal relationships

Q: Which of the following prohibits discrimination in any activity receiving federal financial assistance solely on the basis of disability? A. ESEA and IDEA B. Section 504 C. ESEA and ADA D. Section 504 and ESEA

Q: Which component of school functional assessment evaluates students' involvement in school activities and environments? A. Participation B. Task supports C. Activity performance D. Academic achievement

Q: Varying how fast you present information and how often you ask your students to respond is: A. Monitoring responses B. Frequent student responses C. Adequate processing time D. Appropriate instructional pacing

Q: Which of the following is a primary component of most early education programs in which others use strategies to promote speech and language development? A. Community based instruction B. Universal design for learning C. System for augmenting language D. Facilitative language strategies

Q: What are the three terms that are often used interchangeable to refer to students who are learning English as their second language?

Q: Lucia, a blind preschooler, would probably prefer which type of play? A) noisy play activities B) abstract play C) symbolic play D) spontaneous play

Q: Incorporating technology, specifically the MotivAider , into behavioral intervention plans of students with EBD serves as a(n) A) reinforcer when the student behaves appropriately. B) punisher when the student behaviors inappropriately. C) indication that the student is paying attention. D) prompt or reminder for the student to do something.

Q: Services that address all educational, mental health, and physical health needs are: A. Supplementary B. Community awareness C. Wraparound D. Check and Connect

Q: Each of the following is an element of the School Function Assessment except: A. Participation B. Task supports C. Academic achievement D. Activity performance

Q: Explain the concept of cultural pluralism.

Q: Which of the following is a federal employment-related law for students with disabilities that provides vocational rehabilitation services and supported employment programs? A. ESEA B. ADA C. Rehabilitation Act D. The Tech Act

Q: Who typically collects assessment data throughout the day at school? A. The SLP B. The paraprofessional C. The parent D. The teacher

Q: For young children, visual information plays an important role in the acquisition of A) linguistic competence. B) desires. C) play skills. D) needs.

Q: Following a routine schedule, keeping appointments, taking medications, remembering to perform a new task, and marking when to start or end a task are uses for: A. A TBI classroom observation checklist B. An interim IEP C. Electronic memory aids D. A classroom aide

Q: Neuroimaging is helpful in determining the presence of each of the following except: A. Cerebral palsy B. Asthma C. Epilepsy D. Spina bifida

Q: When Ms. Ndabge notices that one of her students becomes disruptive while doing math seatwork, she divides his math problems into small sections, only requiring him to finish one section at a time. Once his task is broken down into manageable pieces, the student's disruptive behavior disappears. Which behavioral strategy has Ms. Ndabge used? A) behavior-specific praise B) curricular adjustments C) a reinforcement system D) extinction

Q: Screening assessments for emotional or behavioral disorders include each of the following EXCEPT: A. Classroom work products B. Individualized intelligence tests C. Group achievement tests D. Vision and hearing tests

Q: A student who uses two languages equally well is considered to be: A. Bilingual B. Bidialectal C. Multilingual D. Multidialectal

Q: For many cultures, collaboration with family often means A) rejection of the community's teachings. B) participation of extended family members. C) antipathy of parents toward school personnel. D) respecting the student's right to refuse to do homework.

Q: Grants of federal funds to the states to help create statewide systems for delivering assistive technology devices and services to people with disabilities falls under: A. The ESEA B. ADA C. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act D. The Tech Act

Q: In the majority of cases of epilepsy (about 75%), the precise cause of the brain insult that triggered the epilepsy is: A. Genetic B. Birth trauma C. Environmental D. Unknown

Q: When completing a fluency assessment, the speech-language pathologist measures each of the following except: A. Amount of dysfluency B. Phonology C. Type of dysfluency D. Duration of dysfluency

Q: Dr. Xiong is a professional who measures a person's vision and prescribes contacts or glasses. Dr. Xiong is a(n) A) optometrist. B) ophthalmologist. C) optician. D) pharmacist.

Q: Behavior intervention plans are developed based on A) the student's preferences. B) group contingencies. C) the needs of the entire class. D) parental input.

Q: Each of the following is a cause of cerebral palsy except: A. Gestational infection B. Lack of oxygen to the brain C. Meningitis after birth D. Maternal diabetes and obesity

Q: Your textbook lists which of the following considerations when using interpreters from a family's community? A) Parents may feel uncomfortable discussing negative aspects of their child's academics or behavior. B) The interpreter may not speak the same linguistic dialect as the family. C) District approval for interpretation services is more difficult to obtain when the interpreter is a local citizen. D) Interpreters should only be provided at meetings where legal paperwork is to be signed, such as IEP meetings.

Q: Each of the following may be related to the organic cause of a speech or language disorder except: A. Nervous system B. Muscular system C. Formation of speech mechanism D. An acquired disorder

Q: Which symptom is NOT a sign of a visual disability? A) eyes water B) child bumps into things C) child rubs eyes D) child talks loudly

Q: Asthma attacks that occur two or fewer days per week or two or fewer nights in a month are: A. Mild persistent B. Intermittent C. Moderate persistent D. Severe

Q: Students moving from a hospital setting back to a school setting may require a(n): A. Reentry IEP B. Revised IEP C. Interim IEP D. Temporary IEP

Q: Which of the following focuses on the use of social languagethe communication between a speaker and a listener within a shared social environment? A. Phonology B. Syntax C. Semantics D. Pragmatics

Q: According to IDEA, five characteristics of emotional or behavioral disorders include each of the following EXCEPT: A. Inability to feel fear B. Inability to build or maintain friendships C. Inappropriate behavior D. Unhappiness or depression

Q: The most common chronic disease among children in the U.S. is: A. Allergies B. Asthma C. Cystic fibrosis D. Cancer

Q: FBA is not appropriate for which types of behaviors? A) high-impact behaviors that rarely occur B) behaviors that are reinforced by peer attention C) behaviors that have short durations D) behaviors that occur more than 3 times per day

Q: Lack of knowledge about core subject requirements, unavailability of advanced placement courses, and low teacher referrals for advanced classes are all factors influencing A) the increasing numbers of female scientists. B) graduation rates of students of color. C) the poor postsecondary outcomes for diverse students. D) the shortage of teachers from diverse backgrounds.

Q: A student who has difficulty distinguishing between the sound of the word "pen" and the word "pin" has a: A. Phonological disorder B. Articulation disorder C. Expressive language impairment D. Receptive language disorder

Q: The process of determining whether a student's behavior is a direct result of the student's disability is: A. Equal treatment B. No cessation C. Interim alternative placement D. Manifestation determination

Q: Each of the following is a functional domain of a TBI classroom observation checklist EXCEPT: A. Retaining information B. Attention and maintaining activity C. Peer relationships D. Awareness

Q: Which test describes the Snellen Chart developed by a Dutch ophthalmologist? A) The letter E is shown in varying positions and different sizes. B) Different colors are projected onto a screen to test for color-blindness. C) Pictures of animals are shown for a child to identify. D) Different numbers of fingers are held up for a child to count

Q: When conducting an FBA, Mr. Miller notices that Jason's behavioral outbursts frequently occur after a teacher has handed him a worksheet to complete. When Jason displays this behavior, he is sent to the principal's office. One hypothesis could be that the function of Jason's behavior is to A) earn an extra activity. B) avoid working with a partner. C) obtain attention from the teacher. D) avoid doing his worksheet.

Q: The majority of children with epilepsy have intelligence scores in which range? A. Average B. Low average C. High average D. Low

Q: Sergio, a native Spanish speaker, carries a small, hand-held electronic device that he refers to when unable to communicate effectively in English. He is using a A) computerized language translator. B) pocket dictionary. C) calculator. D) cell phone.

Q: A language impairment that is not related to any physical or intellectual disability is a: A. Speech impairment B. Receptive language disorder C. Specific language impairment D. Expressive language impairment

Q: Compared to heads of households in the general population, how likely are heads of households with children with emotional or behavioral disorders to have high school diplomas? A. Two times less likely B. Just as likely C. More likely D. Three times less likely

Q: Which of the following seizures, formerly known as petit mal, causes the student to frequently lose consciousness for a brief period of time? A. Partial B. Semiconscious C. Absence D. Tonic-clonic

Q: The provision of IDEA which allows fair and specific procedures related to assessment, identification, and placement of children in special education is called: A. Appropriate education B. Procedural due process C. Nondiscriminatory evaluation D. Zero reject

Q: The pediatric version of the Glasgow Outcomes Scale includes each of the following EXCEPT: A. Eyes open B. Leg extension C. Best verbal response D. Best motor response

Q: Mr. and Mrs. Abeyta's daughter was born 12 weeks early. Knowing the risks of prematurity, they want to test her vision. They should know that A) the Snellen chart is the best option for a child that young. B) photoscreening is the best option for testing a newborn's visual acuity. C) visual testing cannot be performed on children younger than 4 years of age. D) most visual screenings test visual efficiency, but not visual acuity.

Q: When conducting an FBA, Mr. Miller notices that Jason's behavioral outbursts frequently occur after a teacher has handed him a worksheet to complete. When Jason displays this behavior, he is sent to the principal's office. In this case, Jason's outburst would be considered the A) antecedent. B) target behavior. C) consequence. D) reinforcer.

Q: Voice reflects the interactive relationship of pitch, duration, intensity, resonance and which of the following? A. Volume B. Vocal quality C. Fluency D. Tempo

Q: The brains of people with schizophrenia and conduct disorder have been shown to: A. Have less activity in the left hemisphere B. Have a lower volume of gray matter C. Have less activity in the right hemisphere D. Have a reduction in size of the temporal lobe